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Murder, She Said

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When aging sleuth Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) witnesses a murder through the window of her passing train car, she alerts the authorities. Unfortunately, the police are hesitant to take the word of an old lady in lieu of an actual body. Taking matters into her own hands, Marple gets a job as a maid at Ackenthorpe Hall, where she believes the murder took place. There, she must match wits with blowhard Luther Ackenthorpe (James Robertson Justice) if she wants to solve the mystery.
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Penelope Gilliatt Observer (UK) Directed by George Pollock, who has included some beautiful severe photography of drab autumn country, Murder She Said is an adroit Agatha Christie thriller oddly like a thirties pastiche. Mar 6, 2024 Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight at least the opening salvo is worth the time of any murder mystery fan who likes the way Christie weaves stories, even when they are altered in many ways for the visual medium. Rated: 3/4 Oct 10, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Rutherford is a treat. Rated: B Jun 17, 2023 Full Review John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis Murder She Said does have a reasonably lively style, thanks partly to Pollock's direction but largely to Rutherford's persistence.... Rated: 7/10 Mar 8, 2006 Full Review Daniel Eagan Film Journal International Smart adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel Rated: 3/5 Sep 13, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 19, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ted B. 3.5 stars; True Agatha Christie. Margaret Rutherford does great justice to the Miss Marple character. She adds a good sense of humor to the character. The plot is classic Christie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/29/25 Full Review john k Brilliant acting and great plot makes this movie a proper classic 👍👍 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Of the four Agatha Christie movies starring wonderful Margaret Rutherford, Ronnie Raymond, Thorley Walters, James Robertson Justice, this is the best, my absolute favorite. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Frances H These old Agatha Christie Miss Marple movies with Margaret Rutherford were a sheer delight, always tongue-in-cheek and so cute. This one had another future Miss Marple in the other domestic, played by Joan Hickson, who played Miss Marple for years in a BBC series shown here in the States on Mystery on PBS. But Hickson was such a dry old stick compared to Rutherford and later Geraldine McEwen. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/22/20 Full Review s r Nothing to write home about, but it had its entertaining little English quirks. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Rutherford is fabulous and the presence of the ever woofy James Robertson Justice certainly helps. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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George Pollock

Director

Margaret Rutherford

Miss Marple

Arthur Kennedy

Quimper

Muriel Pavlow

Emma

James Robertson Justice

Ackenthorpe

Bud Tingwell

Craddock

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Synopsis When aging sleuth Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) witnesses a murder through the window of her passing train car, she alerts the authorities. Unfortunately, the police are hesitant to take the word of an old lady in lieu of an actual body. Taking matters into her own hands, Marple gets a job as a maid at Ackenthorpe Hall, where she believes the murder took place. There, she must match wits with blowhard Luther Ackenthorpe (James Robertson Justice) if she wants to solve the mystery.
Director
George Pollock
Producer
George H. Brown
Screenwriter
Agatha Christie, David D. Osborn, David Pursall, Jack Seddon
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Runtime
1h 26m
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